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Some Anatomies of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Some Anatomies of Melancholy

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Robert Burton

142 pages • first pub 1621 (editions)

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Dialogue Between Fashion and Death by Giacomo Leopardi

Dialogue Between Fashion and Death

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Giacomo Leopardi

90 pages • first pub 1824 (editions)

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Steps Towards a Small Theory of the Visible by John Berger

Steps Towards a Small Theory of the Visible

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John Berger

112 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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On Power by William Shakespeare

On Power

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William Shakespeare

130 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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